A Simple Guide To Inner Peace

I've been talking about inner peace so I might as well share the steps I took to get there.

1. Ask questions (no matter how lame). In asking questions you learn. In learning you expand your understanding.

2. Face your fears and all of your other emotions. In facing your emotions you get to know yourself and what drives you. Emotions are your motivators. Ignorance of them is what causes a lack of inner peace in the first place.

3. Learn sciences. I don't mean go to school for it but learn about the world from an unemotional perspective. Watch documentaries, read books, attend lectures, whatever. Science is the closest thing we have to that.

4. Learn about the different religions. Of course not just the ones where they worship God. There's a wealth of them out there. I said "learn", don't' read that to mean "convert". Study a variety of religions and you will learn something about human spirituality that no one religion can teach you.

5. Travel. This is optional. Mass media (including the Internet) offers an access of sorts to the world but for me nothing beats first hand experience. It's also good to move around because in your quest for inner peace you will find you get on people's nerves very quickly. Also it exposes you to different people and things.

6. Study art (I mean all it's versions). I cannot stress this enough. Artists are full of all kinds of observations and passions that can open the mind. Even the "bad" ones.

You may notice the guide is simple enough. There are only six steps. Unfortunately it's the following of these several steps that can get very complicated;) Some people may turn on you. You may find yourself miserable for awhile. Shy of damaging your brain you can't unlearn what you will learn.

The most notable thing to keep in mind is that attaining inner peace isn't about no longer having struggles or pain, it's about being able to embrace them. On the plus side your happy times are that much better because you know how to appreciate them for themselves and how to keep them alive in yourself through the hard:)

Good luck with it:)